Table 3A.
Distribution of MRSA isolates on fomites of the five public facilities identified in the total collected samples (2600]
Isolates confirmed as MRSA |
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Swap site | Total No. of collected samples | Hospitals (n = 574) | Universities (n = 1108) | Schools (n = 458) | Transportation sites (n = 337) | Markets (n = 123) | Total No. of MRSA isolates |
Wash roomsa | 295 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - | 20 | |
Toilet seats | 103 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | 14 |
Toilet door handles | 472 | 17 | 14 | 6 | - | - | 37 |
Door handles | 274 | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
Elevators | 94 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
Student disks | 680 | - | 15 | 9 | - | - | 24 |
Toilet flushes | 54 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
Hospital receptions | 77 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Chairs | 60 | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
Markets and Othersb,c | 154 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 6 | |
Publicd trans | 337 | - | - | - | 19 | - | 18 |
Total | 2600 | 57 | 56 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 158 |
% of total samples | 10 | 5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 2.5 | ||
% of MRSA | 36.1 | 35.4 | 14 | 12 | 2.5 |
aWash room include all touched surfaces in the toilet except toilet seats, toilet door handles and toilet flushes,
bOther include hand prints and coffee machines
cMarkets include electronic exchangers, counter tops and carriages; d transprotation n: total collected samples of each public facility.